CT scan for localization at Franklin Woods Community Hospital

300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$559.65

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,731.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$110.43 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,731.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $110.43 ↓ -80%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $110.43 ↓ -80%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $114.85 ↓ -79%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $114.85 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $376.82 ↓ -33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $427.00 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $431.66 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $471.46 ↓ -16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $488.00 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $488.00 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $542.00 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $863.65 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $881.28 ↑ +57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $881.28 ↑ +57%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,080.87 ↑ +93%
AETNA AETNA $2,380.38 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,582.00 ↑ +361%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,947.00 ↑ +427%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,171.35 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,731.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,731.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,731.00 ↑ +567%

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CT scan for localization at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $559.65 $101.77 – $427.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $559.65 $110.43 – $411.00
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $559.65 $103.46 – $427.00
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $559.65 $100.45 – $427.00
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $559.65 $97.18 – $427.00
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $559.65 $113.74 – $427.00
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $559.65 $110.43 – $2,582.00
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE $11,023.73 $237.16 – $459.25

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